Mechanically stable antimicrobial chitosan–PVA–silver nanocomposite coatings deposited on titanium implants
Mishra SK, Ferreira JM, Kannan S. Mechanically stable antimicrobial chitosan–PVA–silver nanocomposite coatings deposited on titanium implants. Carbohydrate Polymers 2014, 121: 37-48. PMID: 25659669, DOI: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2014.12.027.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSilver nanoparticlesAqueous solutionBionanocomposite coatingsSlow sustained releaseSilver nanocomposite coatingsAntimicrobial activityIncorporation of PVAContent of PVAColloidal solsSynthesis routeSolvent evaporationSilver ionsChitosan matrixSilver nitrateNanocomposite coatingsSustained releasePolyvinyl alcoholPVATitanium substrateBionanocompositesAntimicrobial activity testChitosan-PVACoated specimensCoatingsMechanical stabilityDevelopment, mechanical evaluation and surface characteristics of chitosan/polyvinyl alcohol based polymer composite coatings on titanium metal
Mishra SK, Kannan S. Development, mechanical evaluation and surface characteristics of chitosan/polyvinyl alcohol based polymer composite coatings on titanium metal. Journal Of The Mechanical Behavior Of Biomedical Materials 2014, 40: 314-324. PMID: 25265031, DOI: 10.1016/j.jmbbm.2014.08.014.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMechanical propertiesTi metalTitanium metalPolymer composite coatingsHigh mechanical propertiesVariable elastic modulusComposite polymer filmsTi metal surfaceChitosan/polyvinyl alcoholCoated specimensComposite coatingsPolymer compositesGood adhesionHydrated coatingsElastic modulusMechanical evaluationOrthopedic implantsMechanical stabilityScratch testCoatingsPolymer filmsStable coatingSurface characteristicsPolyvinyl alcoholVolume solution